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Council approves Task Order 9 to explore secondary well source after Darby-era disruption
Summary
City approved a task order with Lewis & Associates to identify and test potential well sites as a secondary water source, citing a 2021 state requirement for small water systems and long-term supply concerns after the Darby fire.
The Angels Camp City Council on Oct. 7 approved a task order with Lewis and Associates to explore and, if feasible, develop a secondary water source for the city, including exploratory geophysics and test drilling.
“What you have before you this evening is a, a resolution, a task order for, exploring secondary water sources,” Aaron, the project presenter, told the council, describing a multi-step program of desktop analysis, lidar, geophysics and targeted drilling to identify a well that could supply the treatment plant.
Why it matters: presenters said the city's primary conveyance is vulnerable when flumes and upstream conveyances are damaged, as occurred during the…
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